# THE EASTON STATE BANK

> **Failed bank** · ESTON, KS · failed 1986-08-07 · State commercial bank, non-Federal Reserve member (FDIC-supervised) · FDIC cost $4M

## What happened

THE EASTON STATE BANK of ESTON, KS was closed by regulators on **1986-08-07**. The FDIC was named receiver.

**Resolution:** Purchase & Assumption — acquiring bank assumed deposits + bought assets

Deposits were transferred to **FORT NATIONAL BANK** (EASTON, KS). Customers became depositors of the acquiring bank automatically.


## Key facts

- **FDIC ID:** 1249
- **FDIC Certificate:** 16800
- **FDIC FIN:** 2586
- **Bank name:** THE EASTON STATE BANK
- **Location:** ESTON, KS
- **Failure date:** 1986-08-07
- **FDIC resolution date:** 1986-08-07
- **Charter type:** State commercial bank, non-Federal Reserve member (FDIC-supervised)
- **Resolution type:** Purchase & Assumption — acquiring bank assumed deposits + bought assets
- **Estimated FDIC DIF cost:** $4M
- **Deposits at failure:** $17M
- **Assets at failure:** $17M
- **Acquiring bank:** FORT NATIONAL BANK (EASTON, KS)

## Primary source

FDIC BankFind failed-bank search: https://banks.data.fdic.gov/explore/failures?searchName=THE%20EASTON%20STATE%20BANK

## Citation

> US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, BankFind failed-bank database, THE EASTON STATE BANK (FDIC ID 1249), failed 1986-08-07. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/failed-bank/1249.

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